Calga, New South Wales - Australia

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Calga is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located 62 kilometres (39 mi) north of Sydney. It is part of the Central Coast Council local government area.

Calga
Central Coast, New South Wales

Calga

Coordinates

33°25′55″S 151°13′05″E

Population

142 (2016 census)[1]

Postcode(s)

2250

Elevation

176 m (577 ft)

Location

62 km (39 mi) N of Sydney
19 km (12 mi) W of Gosford

LGA(s)

Central Coast Council

Parish

Cowan

State electorate(s)

Gosford

Federal division(s)

Robertson

Suburbs around Calga:
Glenworth Valley	Somersby	Somersby
Glenworth Valley	Calga	Mooney Mooney Creek
Mount White	Mooney Mooney Creek	Mooney Mooney Creek

It is home to a major interchange on the Pacific Motorway, Old Pacific Highway, and the Australia Walkabout Wildlife Park.

History

Calga lies within the traditional lands of both the native Darkinjung and Kuringgai peoples and is an Aboriginal word meaning "the mouth". The locality's main feature is the state heritage-registered Aboriginal women's site, whose highlight includes the site of a sandstone amphitheatre.

Population

In the 2016 Census, there were 142 people in Calga. 78.0% of people were born in Australia and 85.5% of people spoke only English at home.[1]

Heritage listings

Calga has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Peats Ridge Road: Calga Aboriginal Cultural Landscape[2]

References

Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Calga(State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 October 2018. Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
"Calga Aboriginal Cultural Landscape". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment & Heritage. H02014. Retrieved 18 February 2020.

v t e Suburbs of the Central Coast, New South Wales
Towns, suburbs and localities	Alison Avoca Beach Bar Point Bateau Bay Bensville Berkeley Vale Blackwall Blue Bay Blue Haven Booker Bay Bouddi Box Head Budgewoi Budgewoi Peninsula Buff Point Bushells Ridge Calga Canton Beach Cedar Brush Creek Central Mangrove Chain Valley Bay Charmhaven Cheero Point Chittaway Bay Chittaway Point Cogra Bay Colongra Copacabana Crangan Bay Daleys Point Davistown Dooralong Doyalson Doyalson North Durren Durren East Gosford Empire Bay Erina Erina Heights Ettalong Beach Forresters Beach Fountaindale Glenning Valley Glenworth Valley Gorokan Gosford Green Point Greengrove Gunderman Gwandalan Halekulani Halloran Hamlyn Terrace Hardys Bay Holgate Horsfield Bay Jilliby Kangy Angy Kanwal Kariong Kiar Killarney Vale Killcare Killcare Heights Kincumber Kincumber South Kingfisher Shores Koolewong Kulnura Lake Haven Lake Munmorah Lemon Tree Lisarow Little Jilliby Little Wobby Long Jetty Lower Mangrove MacMasters Beach Magenta Mangrove Creek Mangrove Mountain Mannering Park Mardi Marlow Matcham Moonee Mooney Mooney Mooney Mooney Creek Mount Elliot Mount White Narara Niagara Park Norah Head Noraville North Avoca North Gosford Ourimbah Palm Grove Palmdale Patonga Pearl Beach Peats Ridge Phegans Bay Picketts Valley Point Clare Point Frederick Pretty Beach Ravensdale Rocky Point San Remo Saratoga Shelly Beach Somersby Spencer Springfield St Huberts Island Summerland Point Tacoma Tacoma South Tascott Terrigal The Entrance The Entrance North Toowoon Bay Toukley Tuggerah Tuggerawong Tumbi Umbi Umina Beach Upper Mangrove Wadalba Wagstaffe Wallarah Wamberal Warnervale Watanobbi Wendoree Park West Gosford Wisemans Ferry Wondabyne Woongarrah Woy Woy Woy Woy Bay Wyoming Wyong Wyong Creek Wyongah Yarramalong Yattalunga
Rivers and other waterways	Brisbane Water Budgewoi Lake Cedar Brush Creek Colongra Lake Erina Creek Ettalong Creek Forresters Creek Jilliby Jilliby Creek Kincumber Creek Mangrove Creek Mannering Lake Morans Creek Mooney Mooney Creek Mullet Creek Lake Munmorah Ourimbah Creek Spring Creek Terrigal Lagoon Wamberal Lagoon Tuggerah Lake Tuggerah Lakes Woy Woy Creek Wyong River
National parks	Bouddi Brisbane Water Dharug
Other places and points of interest	Central Coast Stadium Central Coast Highway Erina Fair Gosford Glyphs Munmorah Power Station Munmorah State Conservation Area Pacific Motorway Watagan Mountains Wyrrabalong National Park
List of Central Coast, New South Wales suburbs

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